Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government states:

One in four of us will develop a difficulty with our mental health at some stage in our lives. The mental health budget will be increased annually during the lifetime of this new Government.

I do not believe that the Government, in the first term of the new Dáil, has done enough for people who suffer from mental health issues or got to grips with targeting these issues from a young age. I call on the Taoiseach to ensure that, in budget 2017, funding is vastly increased to this sector and additional services are provided.

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